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- Niagara Gazette - 5/16/1941
Injured Wednesday afternoon- as
he was crossing Whirlpool street
from the sewage disposal plant,
where he was employed, John Gilbert O.
Aldous, 155 Sixty-first street,
died this morning at 5 o'clock in
Mt. St. Mary's hospital. His death
brings the total number of fatalities
from automobile accidents to eight
for the current year. When struck
by the automobile Mr. Aldous suffered
a compound fracture of the
right leg and Internal injuries. Dr.
Harry R. Ernes, coroner, announced
today that he would hold an Inquest.
The car which struck Mr. Aldous
was driven, police reported, by John
week. M. Klouse, 1868 Willow avenue. In
his statement to police Mr. Klouse
said that several men were crossing
the street from the disposal
plant at 4:40 p j n . and .that Mr.
Aldous and another man crossed In
front of the automobile and then
Mr. Aldous turned back Into the
path of the car and was struck.
Mr. Aldous is survived by his wife,
Elizabeth B. Aldous. and two children.
James H. and Joan. He Ls
also survived by his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. John H. Aldous. of this city,
and one sister. Mrs. Edna Cole,
of Youngstown. Funeral arrange-
have not yet b e e n c o m p l e t.
ed.
Bom in Morrlstown, Pa., Mr. Aldous
came to this city from Shirley.
Indiana. 33 years ago. Enlisting in
the United States Army when he
was 17, at the outbreak of .the World
War. he saw service overseas. He
is a member of the American Legion
and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
A painter by trade, Mr. Aldous was
formerly foreman for the William
J. Vanderlip painting company and
has been employed for the past
five years by the city as a painter.
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